Located in a picturesque wide-sweeping valley, the
village of Big Valley welcomes visitors year-round. The historic 1912
Canadian Northern Railway standard second-class depot is the
centrepiece attraction, located at the foot of Main Street, and houses
both local and railway heritage displays.

The station also has a unique interpretive theatre exhibit
sponsored by Alberta Treasury Branches. The south room of the station
houses a community meeting room. The station garden is available as a rest area and is
often used for picnics.

The remains of the railway locomotive shops and servicing area
are located across the railway main line and to the south of the
station. The railway roundhouse interpretive centre offers a
self-guided tour of the once-busy CNR shops, and you can feel the
cinders of the steam locomotive crunch beneath your feet. The
roundhouse, originally constructed in 1912, looms like colossal “ruins”
and is a must-see for all visitors to the village. An effort has been made to keep the undiscovered look.

Big Valley remains a destination point for steam and diesel
locomotive powered passenger excursion trains, as it is the southern
terminal for Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions
operations out of Stettler. For more information and for the latest
Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions schedule visit their web site.